§ 17. Dismissal, Demotion and Suspension of Employees.

Any employee may be dismissed, suspended without pay or demoted by his appointing authority for, but not limited to any violation of the provisions of this act or whenever the good of the service will be served thereby or the employee's work, performance, conduct on or off the job, or insubordinate attitude so warrants; provided, however, that no employee may be suspended without pay for more than fifteen (15) working days at any one time or for more than thirty (30) working days in any one year; and provided further, that no employee shall be dismissed, suspended without pay or demoted for political considerations other than those enumerated in Section 21 hereof. Any person appointed to a position who has secured his certification therefor through fraud shall be removed by his appointing authority and shall not thereafter be eligible for examination for or appointment to any position except by unanimous permission of the board. The appointing authority shall promptly report to the board in writing the fact and extent of all disciplinary action taken by said appointing authority against employees holding positions in the classified service.